Published April 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Production of [17F]CH3F (t1/2=65s), an improved PET tracer for rCBF measurement

  • 1. Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, 1500 N. Highland Ave. T-121 Waisman Center, Madison, WI 53705 (United States)
  • 2. Manchester Molecular Imaging Center, University of Manchester, M20 3LJ (United Kingdom)

Description

Production of 17F (t1/2=65s) in the form of [17F] F2 has been achieved using both the 20Ne(p,α)17F and 16O(d,n)17F reactions with 11MeV protons and 6MeV deuterons, respectively. Yields have proven suitable for subsequent radiosynthesis of the blood flow tracer, [17F]CH3F (>60mCi in saline), currently in use for fast repetition human studies of regional cerebral blood flow with positron emission tomography. Thick target yields of 15mCi/μA for protons and 44mCi/μA for deuterons have been measured for [17F]F2

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.08.044;
PII
S0969-8043(04)00492-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Journal Volume
62
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 525-532
ISSN
0969-8043
CODEN
ARISEF

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Copyright (c) 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.